Southern vs Grambling Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for SWAC Tournament

The No. 1 seed Southern Jaguars (20-11, 15-3 SWAC) and the No. 8 seed Grambling Tigers (11-21, 7-11 SWAC) meet in the SWAC tournament Wednesday at Gateway Center Arena, tipping off at 2 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Southern vs. Grambling Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
• Game time: 2 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: College Park, Georgia
• Arena: Gateway Center Arena

Southern vs. Grambling Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Southern win (71.4%)

Before you wager on Wednesday's Southern-Grambling spread (Southern -6.5) or over/under (126.5 points), read the betting insights and trends below.

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Southern vs. Grambling: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Southern is 13-14-0 ATS this season.
• Grambling is 12-17-0 ATS this year.
• Southern (6-5) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 6.5 points or more this season (54.5%) than Grambling (6-1) does as a 6.5+-point underdog (85.7%).
• Against the spread, the Jaguars have performed worse when playing at home, covering four times in nine home games, and nine times in 18 road games.
• Against the spread, the Tigers have had better results away (8-8-0) than at home (2-8-0).
• Southern's record against the spread in conference action is 8-10-0.
• Grambling has beaten the spread six times in 19 SWAC games.

Southern vs. Grambling: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Southern has won in 15, or 78.9%, of the 19 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• This season, the Jaguars have come away with a win 10 times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -280 or shorter on the moneyline.
• Grambling has a 1-13 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 7.1% of those games).
• The Tigers have not won a game when it entered play as a moneyline underdog with odds of +225 or longer in five chances.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Southern has a 73.7% chance of pulling out a win.

Southern vs. Grambling Head-to-Head Comparison

• Southern outscores opponents by 6.8 points per game (scoring 75.2 per game to rank 142nd in college basketball while giving up 68.4 per outing to rank 72nd in college basketball) and has a +211 scoring differential overall.
• Southern's leading scorer, Michael Jacobs, is 795th in college basketball putting up 11.3 points per game.
• Grambling has a -31 scoring differential, putting up 67 points per game (334th in college basketball) and conceding 68 (62nd in college basketball).
• Kintavious Dozier's team-leading 12.1 points per game rank him 674th in college basketball.
• The Jaguars record 34.5 rebounds per game (52nd in college basketball) while conceding 29.7 per outing to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 4.8 boards per game.
• Damariee Jones averages 4.5 rebounds per game (ranking 788th in college basketball) to lead the Jaguars.
• The Tigers grab 31 rebounds per game (241st in college basketball), compared to the 31.8 of their opponents.
• P.J. Eason averages 5.8 rebounds per game (367th in college basketball) to lead the Tigers.
• Southern ranks 215th in college basketball with 94.5 points scored per 100 possessions, and 21st in college basketball defensively with 85.9 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• The Tigers score 89.6 points per 100 possessions (320th in college basketball), while allowing 90.9 points per 100 possessions (117th in college basketball).

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